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No_Name_Needed on 02 August 2023
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JWeinCom said:
No_Name_Needed said:

When it comes to ratings, a few weeks ago it was actually reported by Fightful Select that Warner Bros. Discovery wants Collision to be at least in the top 5 (I meant to say top 5 in my previous post), and that they are less concerned by the total viewership number. Warner seems to know the numbers are not going to be incredibly high on a Saturday, but if they are good enough for top 5 they are happy. 

As far as a substantial part of the WWE audience willing to view AEW, I don't think that is what is happening. AEW fans are willing to watch WWE programming but not the other way around. AEW fans watch other wrestling like New Japan, Impact and yes WWE, but for the most part modern WWE fans have been unwilling to watch other promotions. Yes during the Monday Night Wars WWF fans did watch WCW, but today most WWE fans stick to WWE programming exclusively. I don't think I'm exaggerating with this.

AEW fans watching Money in the Bank likely led to lower viewership of Collision that week, as will likely happen this weekend since SummerSlam is airing at the same time as Collision. Hell the site I frequent for wrestling coverage had considerably less people in the chat during Collision the Saturday of Money in the Bank, so it would seem some had enough wrestling for that day.

Oh, well, WB knows what they're paying and what they would pay for comparable programming, and what ratings typically are in the top 5, so it's possible they looked at all that and decided top five is where they want the shows at. Although I wouldn't take reports like that to the bank.

Many modern WWE fans are not watching other promotions, but that doesn't mean they are unwilling to. It could just be that those promotions are not putting on products that those fans enjoy enough to watch regularly. Again, the people watching Money in the Bank were WWE fans, unless they were watching a product they are not a fan of, which would be weird. If they are part of Collision's typical audience, then they are also AEW fans. So, you can be both. Pretty much everyone who is watching AEW now is or was a WWE fan, so clearly WWE fans can decide to watch another promotion.

As far as WWE goes, Vince has been away due to health issues and possibly FBI investigations. Raw has been much better over the past couple of weeks IMO so hopefully Vince has a speedy recovery then enjoys his retirement. 

Normally I would agree on not taking certain online reports to the bank, but Fightful Select is pretty reliable and usually factual with their reports. As far as WWE fans and AEW fans, I'm sure there is some overlap between fans of both promotions, and no doubt a lot of AEW fans are former WWE fans. I'm one of those people to be honest. I just believe you have less WWE fans willing to watch anything else, while AEW fans are willing to watch a variety of wrestling. But hey that is just my opinion.

Now when it comes to Vince, that man ain't retiring until he is dead or pushed out of the company completely. The man basically forced his way back to power, which is insane considering the allegations against him.